James Martell's Coffee Talk
...with Ros Phillips of LinkConnector.com

- Hear all about LinkConnector as its Director of Affiliate Relations, Ros Phillips talks to James Martell and explains how one of the Net’s most successful affiliate marketing networks helps merchants and affiliates increase their online sales.

Ros tells James how LinkConnector can help affiliates - both new affiliates and established affiliates to find the best merchants, and then provides campaigns that fit their affiliate’s criteria and allow them to meet their goals.

Having been in the industry for nearly seven years, Ros has attended numerous industry conferences, which is where she met James. Among her personal favorites are the WebmasterWorld and Affiliate Summit events. In fact, she and James first met at PubCon in Las Vegas just last year.

For a new affiliate, Ros highly recommends attending Affiliate Summit, which she says really “caters to the basics,” and for the Webmaster who needs design help, SEO assistance, or is interested in learning a few tips, tricks, and tools to chisel out their own online success, she recommends attending Webmaster World

Recognizing that many people just breaking into the affiliate arena are doing so to make extra money and may not have the funds needed to travel to industry events, Ros advises making enough to cover your travel and accommodations costs and getting to an industry event as soon as possible. Attending, she tells James, will help people decide if they want to make affiliate marketing their part-time job or their full-time business.

As for what makes a good affiliate, Ros shares with James that over the course of years and through her dealings with numerous affiliates she has observed that the most successful ones do indeed share a few common traits, such as 1) a drive to achieve; 2) the ability to build a relationship with an affiliate manager; 3) willingness to learn; 4) the ability to treat their affiliate work as a business; 5) passion for their site’s content; and 6) a desire to have the best website on the Net.

Listen now to hear more about Ros’ advice for affiliates and to learn how LinkConnector can help you “grow” your business. And don’t forget to grab your own cup of steaming java for this one, for joining in on this Coffee Talk is going to provide you with expert insight, advice, and motivation!

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For more information, visit www.linkconnector.com.

About James Martell

James Martell, a successful affiliate marketer and natural search expert has published many dozens of sites over the years, and uniquely derives most of his traffic through natural search at the major search engines. James shares this knowledge with other webmasters in the THIRD EDITION of his highly acclaimed Affiliate Marketers Handbook - "2006" (THIRD EDITION), his twice monthly Affiliate Buzz audio newsletter and the online version of his popular Affiliate Marketers BootCamp where he holds classes via the Internet. James resides in a seaside community south of Vancouver, BC Canada with his wife Arlene and four children, Adam, Justin, Shelby and Victoria.

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Comment from Listeners (11)

• It’s so refreshing to listen to people who are so knowledgeable about their subject and have the ability to share that information. Especially when that person is sharing such valuable information on such a key topic. You've selected another great Coffee Talk theme James.

• I thought Ros Phillips added very valuable insights and powerful information for new affiliates as well as more experienced affiliates. She's a powerhouse, that one! I blogged about the help she's giving me as an affiliate of LinkConnector ... Bobbie Grennier, Affiliate Blogger, Santa Cruz, CA

• Yes, I found the interview to be informative. The "naked link" technology seems intriguing as a way to supplement tracking and insure proper counts. Scotty Robbinsdale, MN

• Thanks. A lot of important information in this interview for me is managing to get the point home, that it is a good idea to contact my affiliate managers for support, marketing information and advice. Telephone contact may well be a source of important information that i have over looked. This was re affirmed in my thinking by the BootCamp on Wednesday night. I will listen to the interview several times to really get the most out of it. Clayton Palmer

• I really enjoyed the interview with Ros Phillips from LinkConnector. She's very knowledgeable and gives great tips on how to succeed in this business. I'm new to affiliate marketing, so it's reassuring to know that there's so much support out there for affiliate marketers. I'm a big fan of your monthly Affiliate Buzz and enjoying the new Coffee Talk interviews. Thanks! Christy - Honolulu, HI

• AWESOME...I love Ros's accent...some words were challenging to understand, so it forces me to listen more carefully and to replay again and again...which is a good thing...Norbert Montoya

• I always love listening to Ros talk. She is so knowledgeable about this business. She makes it feel like a brick and mortar business to me, respected, honest and profitable! Rhonda Morin, Virginia

• Wow. I am just loving these coffee talks. Just the little bits of valuable information that come up are brilliant. Keep them coming! Paula, Australia.

• Very informative! Ros gave a lot of good information. And the importance of attending some affiliate conferences available to help grow your business. Many ideas were given on how to succeed with a strong support base from your affiliate manger. Thank you for another great interview - K Morgan – MD USA

• Fantastic interview, you shared so much information. It helps a ton when you hear the information coming from people who are succeeding.

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